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- Title
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards rabies and associated factors among household heads in Mekelle city, Ethiopia.
- Authors
Hagos, Weldegerima Gebremedhin; Muchie, Kindie Fentahun; Gebru, Goyitom Gebremdehn; Mezgebe, Gebreamlak Gebremariam; Reda, Kebede Ambaye; Dachew, Berihun Assefa
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Rabies has a worldwide distribution in continental regions of Africa, Asia and the Latin America. Globally, the case fatality rate is 100% once a clinical sign is developed. Poor public awareness towards rabies is one of the major obstacles in any prevention and control scheme of the diseases. The study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) about rabies and associated factors among household heads in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia, 2016.<bold>Methods: </bold>A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from October to November 2016 with a total of 633 study participants. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and entered to EPI-Info 3.5.4 and coded, cleaned and analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. Bi variable and multivariable analysis was done to identify factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice about rabies. Variables having p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant at 95%CI.<bold>Results: </bold>Of 633 study participants, 357 (56.4%) were females and 239 (37.8%) were 18-35 years old. Among the study participants, 56.1% (95%CI = 52.2, 59.9), 56.2% (95%CI = 52.4, 60.1) and 61.3% (95%CI = 57.5, 65.1) had good level of knowledge, attitude and practice on the prevention and control of rabies respectively. Being female (AOR = 1.50, 95%CI = 1.05, 2.13), dog owner (AOR = 1.68, 95%CI = 1.17, 2.41) and participants who had training on rabies (AOR = 2.22, 95%CI = 1.53, 3.21) were found to have good knowledge. Married participants (AOR = 2.19, 95%CI = 1.16, 4.16), participants who owned dog (AOR = 2.64, 95%CI = 1.80, 3.86) and those encountered dog bite (AOR = 2.24, 95%CI = 1.23, 4.10) were found to have positive attitude towards rabies. Similarly, dog ownership (AOR = 11.85, 95%CI = 7.16, 19.6) was found to be associated with good practice.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This study showed that more than half of the respondents had good knowledge, attitude and practice about the prevention and control of rabies.
- Subjects
ETHIOPIA; HEALTH attitudes; RABIES; HEALTH behavior; VIRUS diseases; HOUSEHOLDS; RABIES prevention; BITES &; stings; ACQUISITION of property; CROSS-sectional method; FAMILIES; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; METROPOLITAN areas; ANIMALS; DOGS
- Publication
BMC Public Health, 2020, Vol 20, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12889-020-8145-7